To create a festive pre-New Year atmosphere, you need to pay attention to home decor, because to create a festive mood, it is not enough to just buy gifts for your loved ones, you need to create a special magical atmosphere in the house. Well, if there is a fireplace in the house, then it simply must undergo spectacular decor. Therefore, today we will tell you how to decorate a fireplace on New Year, it doesn’t matter what kind of fireplace it is, real, electric or ordinary decorative fireplace portal. In any case, it needs to be decorated, just like the rest of the items in the house; look for current New Year’s articles in.
How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year with your own hands.
- To create a modest decor, the fireplace can be complemented only with a transparent vase filled with colored Christmas balls and New Year frames with photographs of loved ones.
- Compositions made from candles are an excellent addition to the mantelpiece. To create a composition, you need to place a spruce branch on a plate, place three large candles in the center, and place Christmas balls on the sides.
- On the end of the fireplace you can hang your own Christmas boots, inside which you can place various fruits and sweets.
- Flower pots decorated with acrylic snowflakes, elegant ribbons, and spruce branches can also serve as an excellent decor for the mantelpiece.
- Garlands woven from fir branches, decorated with electric garlands, and various Christmas decorations, of course, can become the best and main decor of the room. One such garland can be placed on top of the mantelpiece, and the other can be hung on its end part.
- A festive wreath made of fir branches can be hung above the fireplace or simply placed on its top. To create such a wreath is as easy as shelling pears, cut out a large ring from cardboard, and glue spruce branches around the perimeter of it using polymer glue. Finally, the product can be decorated with large beads or decorative beads.
- The fireplace can also be complemented with a garland of acrylic snowflakes strung on a fishing line.
- Figures of winter characters can also decorate the mantelpiece; you can purchase Father Frost, Snow Maiden, Santa Claus or Snowman. By the way, you can make a snowman yourself from white socks, details here.
- The top of the fireplace can be decorated with fir branches and fruits placed on them: oranges, tangerines, apples or pomegranates.
- If you love fairy tales, then try stylizing the fireplace as one of the fairy tales, for example, based on the cartoon “Frozen”, you can decorate the fireplace with a figurine of the snowman Olaf, Queen Elsa, sprinkle everything around artificial snow, hang a lot of snowflakes and lay out blue tinsel.
- You can also decorate the fireplace with a garland of pine cones strung on wool thread or fishing line.
- Tinsel laid along the edge of the fireplace with the ends hanging freely to the floor also looks very impressive.
- Nuts, cones, acorns and chestnuts placed in transparent vases will be an excellent addition to the mantelpiece.
How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year, photo.
Beautiful and simple decoration of Christmas balls:
Today we showed you many photos that will definitely help you decide the question of how to decorate a fireplace for the New Year. Please note that many photos combine fir branches, which, by the way, may well be artificial. That is, taking spruce branches as a basis, you definitely can’t go wrong with the decor; they look great as an independent element, and look even more impressive with various additions, in the form of snowflakes, Christmas tree decorations or candles. Well, if we talk about even more available material, then all kinds of natural materials(cones, acorns, nuts) and various paper objects (snowflakes, stars, Christmas trees).
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The fireplace is the personification of warmth and home comfort. All household members gather around it and that is why it is so important to beautifully decorate the fireplace for the New Year. You can use homemade decorations and garlands as decoration. A beautifully decorated fireplace will become the main attribute festive decoration.
What you need to know about Christmas fireplace decoration
When decorating a fireplace, you need to remember about color compatibility, material characteristics and safety rules. The choice of jewelry depends on personal preferences and creative approach. You can put spruce branches on the fireplace. They can be real or artificial, just natural branches will give off a pleasant smell. When registering in American style holiday socks are used for gifts and sweets.
The fireplace mantel provides room for imagination. Multi-colored vases, Christmas figurines and large candles are placed on it. A multi-colored garland looks great on the end parts of the fireplace.
How to choose a jewelry style?
When it is necessary to take into account general style interior and design of the hearth itself. The chosen decor should match the style of the main element. If the hearth is made in a minimalist style, then the design of the decorations should be in the same style. Natural colors and materials are used in the interior with a stone fireplace and wood elements.
The following design ideas are popular:
Christmas night style involves the use of candles different color and length, ordinary garlands of cards and Christmas tree decorations. Candies are placed on the fireplace and family photographs are placed. A decorated Christmas tree is installed nearby.
If there are children in the house, then it will do decoration in the style of a fairytale night. A lush Christmas tree and all kinds of garlands are considered a mandatory attribute. Christmas stockings are hung up and a variety of toys are placed.
Decor from improvised materials
You can decorate the fireplace for the New Year using various available means. Some decorations are made by hand. The following are used as decoration:
- Garlands and beads of different colors.
- Christmas tree decorations and candles with candlesticks. Christmas balls are placed in a transparent vase.
- Tinsel, beautiful gingerbread cookies and balloons.
- Family photos in New Year's framework.
- Compositions of candles are laid out on a plate along with spruce branches and Christmas tree toys.
- Will make a great decor flower pots, decorated with fir branches, snowflakes and elegant ribbons.
Unusual decoration there will be a garland woven from fir branches and decorated with an electric garland and New Year's toys
And above the fireplace you can hang a festive wreath made of fir branches and beads. A garland of acrylic figures and snowflakes strung on a fishing line looks interesting. On the mantelpiece you can put figurines of Father Frost, Snow Maiden or a snowman.
Lovers of fairy tales can try to stylize the hearth as one of fairy tales. For example, create decor based on Disney cartoons or old Soviet fairy tales. Interesting garlands of pine cones and foil are made independently. The cones are covered with shiny paper or painted in a different color. It is also possible to make original decor from boots and socks. To create it you will need cashmere, felt or fur. On top, the fabric is decorated with New Year's snowflakes, beads, deer and snowmen.
Safety regulations
Real fireplace represents a source of open fire. If the fireplace is not equipped with a glass barrier, it is easy to cause a fire. In order not to spoil the holiday with trouble, it is worth following some safety rules. When choosing a material for decoration, it is better to choose low-flammable options: glass or metal.
Do not use paper, thread or thin fabrics. It is recommended to place decorations above the fireplace or around its perimeter.
To avoid fires, decor should not be placed on midline source or parallel to the flame level.
Using simple objects and improvised means, you can create a stylish and beautiful decor to decorate the New Year's fireplace, which will create a festive and cozy atmosphere.
Who among us does not remember Papa Carlo’s poor closet from childhood? A drop of comfort and beauty in it was created only by the hearth painted on the canvas. This can probably be considered the very first and famous example false fireplace! Indeed, even if the flame in the fireplace does not provide warmth, the room where there is a fireplace and fire becomes warmer and more joyful. We, city dwellers, especially want to sit near an elegant, albeit artificial, fireplace on dark winter evenings.
Let's talk about what you can make a fake fireplace from with your own hands and how to decorate it for the New Year and Christmas. Moreover, you don’t need to look far for examples: our siblings have already created many real masterpieces and continue to create! There is even a real one from sibling REXXX.
After all, during the fabulous New Year's Eve, many people want to become a little wizard...
What can you make a false fireplace from?
False fireplace made from cardboard boxes
So, what can you make a false fireplace from on your own?
Very popular because of its availability, the material is easy to work with and can even be female hands - carton boxes.
If there big box(for example, from under the TV) - great! Cut with a knife "furnace"", bend it inward, glue the walls, securing them with tape - and the base is ready!
Mantelpiece(it should be slightly wider and longer than the fireplace itself) can be made from several layers of cardboard, a sheet of plasterboard, or polystyrene glued together.
All that remains is to cover the base with wallpaper or paper and start decorating!
Photo from fireplace.su
An interesting solution would be corner false fireplace from a cardboard box - such a fireplace does not require much space:
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Photo from megapoisk.com
If there is no such box, then you can get by with a few small ones, for example, shoe boxes:
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Photo from fireplace.su
Another example of a base for a false fireplace made from small boxes:
Photo from the site svoimi-rukami-net
For real masters, nothing is impossible! This complex fireplace is also made entirely of cardboard, and the flame in it is also cardboard:
Photo from greensector.ru
False fireplace made of foam plastic
Another, very light (in literally), the material for making a false fireplace is polystyrene foam. Using a knife and glue gun, you can make a base like this:
Photo from fireplace.su
For greater structural strength, the parts can be additionally secured with toothpicks coated with glue.
But what a wonderful false fireplace made of foam plastic he made OLGA31:
“You can order a false fireplace made of polystyrene foam. It is lightweight, and you can always put it away, like a Christmas tree, after the holidays.
But creativity will still be needed. Because it is made white. You need to paint it with paint containing decorative plaster. So that there is a maximum feeling that it is made of stone. Then age in a convenient way. I just used dark colors in the recesses and along the edges. It turned out quite well.
He is very weightless and quite cute. True, I didn’t dare to put candles on it, you never know.”
False fireplace made of paper
The simplest and, at the same time, original solution will be... just using the experience of Papa Carlo. In this case, you can do without a portal at all by drawing a false fireplace under the shelf:
Photo from small-house.ru
Or draw a paper flame in cardboard fireplace, highlighting it from behind:
Photo from fireplace.su
False fireplace made of boards
An interesting option for a false fireplace for constant use This can be done in the interior if suitable boards remain from the renovation, for example, parquet boards. They are glued to a lattice frame rigidly fixed to the wall.
Well, this fireplace will become New Year’s thanks to the festive decoration!
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Photos from websites batuta.do.am, greensector.ru
And a small workshop on making false plywood fireplace from my siblings Lady Irin:
“The fireplace is made of plywood, hollow inside, covered with brick-like wallpaper on top.” It stood for several years and served as a decorative element. A row of real bricks was placed at the bottom of the “fireplace” for stability. In front of the “hearth,” a piece of linoleum was cut out in a semicircle “under the pavement” and the edge was covered with furniture nails. The back (inner) wall of the “hearth” was also covered with brick-like wallpaper. The outer semicircle of the “hearth” itself was covered with cut out “bricks”.
They put real small birch logs inside like a hut, and inside them they put a Christmas tree garland, rolled into a circle. With the overhead light turned off, a complete illusion of a fireplace was created.On the shelf where the New Year's houses are located, there is a secret niche, you open the flap and there you can make a small bar or use a compartment for surprises and gifts. Those who don’t know the secret will never guess...”
False fireplace made from old furniture
Well, what if parquet or other suitable boards no, but just in time for the New Year you decided to throw it away old furniture? Well, a wonderful false fireplace was made, for example, from an old sideboard. True, you certainly can’t do this without men’s hands!
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Photo from legkovmeste.ru
My husband made guides for drywall and covered them with furniture panels. We took it to Leroy. By the way, the frame was immediately made to these dimensions, so as not to cut it ourselves.
This fireplace is constantly standing, all year round. I place candles on the mirror below. Immediately romance in the house.
Photo OLGA31
As coasters a piece will do wall panel, board, several squares of tiles. But you can simply place the fireplace on the floor.
Decoration of false fireplaces, experience for siblings
The most popular solution last season among our members of the forum was a cardboard false fireplace, painted or pasted over to resemble a brick.
Bricks can simply be drawn on paper or wallpaper, or you can use ready-made wallpaper/film. Or you can, to add volume, cut them out of foam plastic and stick them on your fireplace, then paint them.
Here is a fireplace made by a forum member Marousel , still waiting for decorations:
And here are the false fireplaces, already awaiting their festive attire:
Photo ElenKa09
Photo Goksel
“Bricks,” however, can be white:
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Photo Zarnitsa
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Photo Molena, Panterka
Or maybe the fireplace will be “composed” of stones:
Photo Olganet
Photo Cheburek
Another, more formal style is a snow-white “marble” false fireplace:
Photo Samli
Photo Nasenka
How to simulate a flame in a false fireplace?
So, the fireplace is ready! Now we need to light a flame in it. True, since the fireplace is not real, the flame will be either artificial or very small - after all, we must not forget about fire safety!
The simplest solution, requiring almost no effort, is to place a false fireplace “in the firebox” electric garland, LED strip.
Photo from megapoisk.com
A good way to simulate a flame is an electronic photo frame with the desired image inserted into the firebox of a false fireplace. You can, as in the examples above, make a flame out of cardboard or simply draw it, attaching a light source to it (while maintaining safety!).
No matter how old a person is, he looks forward to the arrival of a fabulous holiday - the New Year. All children and adults, without exception, are waiting for miracles and magic. The New Year's atmosphere is mesmerizing and thoughts involuntarily creep in that it's time to decorate your room.
It just so happened that in our country it is customary for a friendly family to get together for festive table in a cozy living room. Here they hang garlands and balls, and set up a Christmas tree. However, those who worry the most are those whose room is equipped with a real fireplace, because you need to decide for yourself how to decorate the fireplace for the New Year so that it pleases everyone without exception.
You can already feel the festive atmosphere
Subtleties and nuances
If you have to decorate the interior of the living room and hearth for the first time, then residents are faced with many questions, among which the most pressing is concern about the appropriateness of the decorations used. It is important to choose the right color scheme and materials.
We can say that the question of how to decorate a fireplace for the New Year and Christmas is not the simplest, but looking for the answer to it is incredibly exciting. There is one more point that you will have to decide in advance: make jewelry yourself, or purchase them in specialized stores.
Experts assure that making the living room interior as festive as possible without spoiling it is actually very simple. It is only important to understand what colors are symbols of the coming year, be able to combine them with the main tones in the room and materials, and also study the technique self-creation decorations and don’t forget about safety.
Nice color contrast
Color solutions
In most cases, every person associates winter holidays in their imagination with four primary colors: blue and light blue, red and white. If you look closely, you will notice that almost all of the New Year’s decor is made in exactly this color scheme.
Of course, if desired, this palette can be expanded as much as possible:
- To decorate the hearth, you can safely use decorations in orange color, which will be associated with ripe citrus fruits. Moreover, this tone sets a special mood and atmosphere, filling it with warmth and comfort, which is very important during the winter cold.
- New Year's fireplace decoration can also be made in emerald color. It is associated with nobility, aristocracy and wealth, filling the interior with luxury and tranquility.
- Colors such as rich burgundy, gold, silver and sophisticated pink can also enhance the effect of the flame.
Decoration with beautiful garlands
It is important to clearly feel the line harmonious combination shades. If we decorate a fireplace with decor in warm colors, then yellow, orange, red and burgundy colors would be ideal, but cool shades will be accompanied by blue, cyan and green tones.
Golden, silver and white decorations fall into the neutral zone, but they are not recommended for use as the basis for a living room interior with a fireplace.
Pine cone decorations
A real symbol New Year's holidays from time immemorial, it has been considered pine needles, spruce or pine. The peculiarity is that you can use not only whole trees, but also their individual elements, for example, branches or cones. These are the ones that will make a gorgeous festive garland on the fireplace.
Combination of cones and garland
To create it, you need to ensure that you have the following materials:
- The required amount of spruce or pine cones, depending on the required length of the finished product.
- Pine or spruce branches, or a combination of both.
- Wood varnish as the main coating for materials.
- PVA glue.
- Gold foil.
- Gold spray paint or glitter.
- Sponge and twine.
- Hooks and stationery scissors.
- Paint brush, pliers and tweezers.
Homemade snow-covered cones
- First of all, the cones are prepared for work. To do this, they are washed under running water and remove dust and dirt. Then leave until completely dry.
- At the next stage, using a sponge, apply two thick layers of glue on them. This is necessary to prevent deformation and shedding of the material. Again you need to let it dry for an hour.
- At this time, you should start preparing other materials. Take the made metal hooks and cover them with gold paint. Allow to dry for 20 minutes.
- When the cones have dried well, they are wrapped in foil and walked over it on top, as if they were painting something. As a result, excess pieces of foil will fall off, and where there was glue, on the contrary, they will stick well.
- At the final stage, each cone is coated with varnish.
The next thing that remains is to attach the dried hooks to the base of the cones. Pliers help with this, and when the process is finished, string is pulled through them. For decoration, use a Christmas tree branch in this quantity. So that it is enough for the entire length of the product.
If the branches were used, then for a more organic integration of the element into the decoration, it is worth covering the branches with golden varnish. Experts recommend applying wood varnish to finished cones; it will make the product safer. We hang the product on the hearth and the Christmas fireplace is ready.
Making New Year's boots
New Year's socks for the fireplace can be seen not only in most foreign films. This decorative element is already in strong demand in our regions. They most often come in either red or burgundy color, and are hung along the top of the stove firebox.
Decorations with deer
Such a sock is not just a decoration, but a real joy for children, because adults can hide little surprises or sweets in it. In addition, they fit organically into the design of any room and set the mood for a festive occasion.
You can make socks for the fireplace yourself. This will require following materials and tools:
- Sufficient quantity thick fabric to cut out the required number of future socks (it’s better to take felt).
- Plain pattern paper or old wallpaper.
- Sewing pins and threads of the same color as the main fabric, needle.
- A simple pencil, chalk or piece of soap for making outlines.
- Ruler and scissors.
- Decorative ribbons.
- Sewing machine.
Next, we will consider in detail how to make a decoration for the fireplace for the New Year with your own hands. It’s worth saying right away that the process of cutting and sewing socks is quite simple, so you can also involve the whole family in it, and entrust the decor to small children.
Classic jewelry
First of all, you need to create a sketch, given that you are supposed to decorate the fireplace for the New Year with boots (socks), then they should be drawn in natural size on a sheet of paper. When the drawing is ready, it is cut out, and a pattern is obtained, according to which the elements of the fabric will be cut out.
Next, you need to take felt or other material and cut it into rectangles that are slightly larger size developed pattern. First, the fabric is folded in half with the right side inward along the grain thread (so that it does not stretch when sewing).
Then a pattern is applied to the fabric, which for now simply imitates a fireplace decoration for the New Year, a seam allowance of about two centimeters is made, the product is outlined and cut out.
In this form, without separating the two elements of the fabric, they are sewn together using a machine, while top part the boot is not wasted. Now you can turn the product from the wrong side to the front side.
Then a fold of a few centimeters is made at the top and stitched with a wide seam. Then the gateway is decorated decorative ribbons, beads, tinsel and other elements. When the whole process is finished, continue New Year's decoration fireplace with socks, hanging them on special hooks.
Decorating a fireplace with your own hands for the New Year is very simple, the main thing is to have a little imagination, free time and the desire to do something yourself.
Content
Those who have a real one in their home are very lucky. wood burning fireplace. Perhaps this is the most attractive place in the house and it definitely needs to be decorated for the New Year.
Christmas socks for decoration
In many European countries and in the states it is customary to hang Christmas socks or boots with the names of family members on the fireplace. Gifts are placed in these socks at night and taken away by household members in the morning. We also suggest you sew such socks or make garlands from small socks.
Christmas boots can be knitted, sewn from felt, flannelette swaddling, denim, burlap or any material you have on hand. As such, there is no need for a pattern for the product, because you can draw the boot yourself.
You can knit one large sock and hang it, filled with sweets.
You can sew many small felt socks and assemble them into a garland. You can even hang colorful children’s socks above the fireplace. Use bright satin ribbon and colorful clothespins.
You can decorate a Christmas boot for a gift using adult plain socks yourself big size. Sew cuffs, beads, ribbons, bows, New Year's appliqués and other decor. This fireplace decoration for the New Year will be the warmest and most comfortable. You can also use knitted mittens or mittens made from soft material. You can even use oven mitts and decorate them in New Year's style.
Natural materials for New Year's decor
This refers to the use of spruce branches, twigs, cones, driftwood, leaves, nuts and other materials. Just keep in mind that the garland should not be too close to the fire. You need to use thin wire to connect spruce branches or twigs together to make a frame for the future garland. And then attach the rest of the decor to it.
Combination - fir branches, Christmas tree beads and glass balls has always been and remains the most beautiful, elegant and festive.
Use dried or fresh fruits:
Intertwine the branches with each other, fasten them with thin wire, fasten the citrus fruits. If you use fresh fruits, the room will be filled with a pleasant aroma, but you can also use decorative fruits.
Decorating a fireplace with improvised means
How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year using improvised means? First, you need to audit the materials that have been preserved from previous crafts, review old things, kitchen items, old toys, unnecessary shoes, and so on. All these items can be used to make interesting garlands.
The photo shows a garland made from old small buckets for seedlings
Empty champagne or wine bottles can also be used, disposable tableware, children's toys, ties and bow ties, large buttons, dried flowers. Use your imagination and think about what you can put on the “roof” of the fireplace.
Making holiday wreaths
For the wreath we will need the following materials:
- cardboard base or foam base;
- glue gun;
- twine;
- sackcloth;
- fir branches;
- Christmas decorations;
- alcohol caps;
- candies and other materials.
Depending on what material you plan to use as decoration, choose the base for your future wreath.
You can use thin round timber as a base:
A wreath can also be twisted from thin twigs and decorated with burlap, pine cones, nuts, ropes, acorns and other natural decor.
Decorate with paper garlands and cards
If the fireplace is electric or closed glass door, then you can carefully place various paper garlands, paper decorations and cards.
Use small improvised cards to write wishes to each family member.
These cards can even be used in a quest to find gifts.
Compositions with candles
A fireplace decorated with a New Year tree and candles looks doubly cozy and attractive. The more natural light, the more natural fires, the more warmth and New Year's atmosphere there will be in the house. Use the wide area above the fireplace to set up arrangements.
Use a DIY wreath with candles:
You can use glass vessels, candlesticks, floating candles:
And if you don’t want to light the hearth itself or bother with wood, then many different types of candles will help replace the fire from them. We have already talked more than once about how to make compositions with candles and fir branches, use the tips and create exclusive decor.
Improvised fireplace with your own hands
Do you really want to use our tips for decorating the hearth, but you don’t have a fireplace? But we have our own advice on this matter. An improvised fireplace can be created from available materials:
- electronics cardboard boxes;
- scotch;
- glue;
- wallpaper “brick” or “wood”;
- decorations and decor (but without live fire).
First, using tape, you need to make the base of the future “fireplace”. Connect the cardboard boxes together with the letter P. Now use glue to decorate the base using pre-prepared wallpaper. Set the "hearth" in suitable place and you can decorate it with any decor and use our tips.
A similar fireplace can be made from ceiling wide baseboards or plasterboard panels. You can cut out a makeshift fire from red and orange paper. It’s not scary to install such a fireplace in a children’s room.
Try to create a pseudo fireplace from wooden frame and chipboard panels.
Use decorative beams or wood-like bricks, logs for decorating the “hearth” itself.
A false fireplace can even serve as shelves for storing books, dishes or decorative elements.
A raised fireplace can be a great platform to display your creativity. Here you can also place vases with flowers, bottles of perfume, paintings, photographs and other objects dear to your heart.
We decorate with “antique” clocks
Fire, eternity, time, clocks... A hand-made “antique” clock will go well with the hearth. Use thick cardboard, foam plastic or wood as a base. For aging, you can use decoupage techniques, craquelure, gold or silver paint, and foil. You can also create watches in Tiffany, steampunk, country style and others.
The dial and hands can be decorative, or you can buy a ready-made battery-powered mechanism and attach it to the base.
- If possible, use materials that are not flammable;
- it is better to place the decor above the fireplace or along its perimeter;
- do not use tulle, paper and other materials that easily catch fire;
- do not decorate the hearth in the area of its middle and on the floor;
- choose two to three colors to decorate the fireplace. It is advisable that warm and cold shades do not overlap;
- use foil to decorate natural materials;
- create a variety of garlands by stringing decorative items onto twine;
- use ready-made foam figures, decorate them with sparkles, sequins, beads, buttons, round branches;
- use glass vessels and a regular electric garland;
